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Palmerston North, New Zealand — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, September 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:07:11 am
Moon Direction: 149° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -70.2°
Moon Distance: 227,967 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:07 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palmerston North, September 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:11 am (287°) 10:23 pm (68°) 2:46 am (37.2°) 235,423 87.1%
2 - 8:39 am (295°) 11:37 pm (61°) 3:35 am (31.4°) 233,666 78.6%
3 - 9:13 am (301°) - 4:29 am (26.4°) 232,124 68.4%
4 12:52 am (56°) 9:56 am (306°) - 5:26 am (22.8°) 230,816 57.0%
5 2:04 am (52°) 10:50 am (308°) - 6:28 am (20.9°) 229,776 45.0%
6 3:08 am (52°) 11:55 am (308°) - 7:31 am (20.9°) 229,082 33.3%
7 4:02 am (54°) 1:09 pm (304°) - 8:33 am (23.0°) 228,826 22.4%
8 4:45 am (59°) 2:26 pm (298°) - 9:32 am (26.9°) 229,108 13.2%
9 5:20 am (66°) 3:43 pm (291°) - 10:27 am (32.2°) 230,005 6.2%
10 5:48 am (74°) 4:57 pm (282°) - 11:17 am (38.4°) 231,553 1.7%
11 6:13 am (83°) 6:08 pm (273°) - 12:05 pm (45.0°) 233,706 0.0%
12 6:36 am (91°) 7:17 pm (264°) - 12:51 pm (51.8°) 236,355 1.0%
13 6:59 am (100°) 8:24 pm (256°) - 1:36 pm (58.2°) 239,321 4.4%
14 7:23 am (107°) 9:31 pm (248°) - 2:21 pm (64.0°) 242,379 9.9%
15 7:49 am (114°) 10:37 pm (242°) - 3:07 pm (69.1°) 245,278 17.0%
16 8:18 am (120°) 11:42 pm (237°) - 3:55 pm (73.1°) 247,786 25.4%
17 8:53 am (125°) - - 4:45 pm (75.9°) 249,695 34.5%
18 - 12:44 am (233°) 9:35 am (127°) 5:36 pm (77.3°) 250,851 44.2%
19 - 1:40 am (232°) 10:24 am (128°) 6:28 pm (77.4°) 251,163 54.0%
20 - 2:29 am (233°) 11:20 am (127°) 7:19 pm (76.0°) 250,616 63.6%
21 - 3:11 am (235°) 12:20 pm (123°) 8:08 pm (73.3°) 249,267 72.8%
22 - 3:46 am (239°) 1:24 pm (119°) 8:56 pm (69.5°) 247,236 81.2%
23 - 4:16 am (245°) 2:29 pm (112°) 9:42 pm (64.6°) 244,706 88.5%
24 - 4:42 am (252°) 3:35 pm (105°) 10:26 pm (59.0°) 241,881 94.3%
25 - 5:05 am (259°) 4:41 pm (97°) 11:10 pm (52.7°) 239,000 98.2%
26 - 5:28 am (267°) 5:48 pm (88°) 11:55 pm (46.2°) 236,272 99.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
27 - 6:50 am (276°) 7:58 pm (80°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
28 - 7:14 am (284°) 9:10 pm (71°) 1:41 am (39.6°) 233,893 99.1%
29 - 7:41 am (292°) 10:24 pm (63°) 2:30 am (33.4°) 231,982 95.6%
30 - 8:14 am (299°) 11:41 pm (57°) 3:23 am (28.0°) 230,621 89.6%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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